Subordinate or Dependent Clause Fragments Essays

Subordinate or Dependent Clause Fragments Essays Subordinate or Dependent Clause Fragments Essay Subordinate or Dependent Clause Fragments Essay A subordinate or dependent clause makes incomplete sense. i)I sit in front of the fireplace, ii) we go for a walk iii)I like people are all examples of such clauses. These can be corrected by completing the idea they express. Therefore, the corrected fragments would be: i)when it is cold, I sit in front of the fireplace; ii) we go for a walk after the dishes are put away; iii)I like people who praise me, respectively[1].2. Verbal Phrase Fragments. Such fragments are incomplete sentences consisting of an infinitive, a past or present participle and a gerund, along with any objects or modifiers. Correction is brought about by combining these fragments with their related main clauses. i) Talking convinced her. Of her oratorical capacity. ii) The soldiers who fought in Afghanistan. Recognition is being accorded to.   These two fragments on correction become i) Talking convinced her of her oratorical capacity. ii) Recognition is being accorded to the soldiers who fought in Afghanistan[2 ].3. Missing Subject Fragments. These fragments, as the name implies, are fragments in which the subject is missing. i) Mark Anthony’s speech to the senate dealt with the treachery of Brutus’. But frequently referred to Brutus as an honourable man. ii) The train came to a halt. And the people got down from it. These fragments are corrected by combining them in a manner such that they have a subject. i) Mark Anthony’s speech to the senate dealt with the treachery of Brutus’ but it frequently referred to Brutus as an honourable man. ii) The train came to a halt and the people got down from it[3].4. Example and Exception Fragments. These fragments are also known as added detail fragments. They lack a subject and a verb. Examples of such fragments are i) The class is poorly attended. For example, today only 25%.   ii) She obtained a pass mark in many of the subjects. Among them, English Literature, Mathematics and Botany. These fragments are on correction b ecome: i) The class is poorly attended, for example,   today only 25% of the total students attended the class. ii) She obtained a pass mark in many of the subjects. Among the subjects that she passed were English Literature, Mathematics and Botany[4].5. Prepositional Phrase Fragments. These fragments generally begin with a preposition. These fragments are corrected by using them to build a new independent clause. A few examples of such fragments are: i) In the cinema hall. ii) By avoiding red meat. On correction they yield i) Adam waited for Eve in the cinema hall. ii) The risk of a coronary stroke is mitigated by avoiding red meat[5].The foregoing is a brief introduction to the various types of sentence fragments and it also gives the method of their correction.[1] Big Dog’s Grammar. Retrieved on 16th June 2006 from http://aliscot.com/bigdog/fragments.htm.[2] Sentence Fragments. Retrieved on 16th June 2006 from uark.edu/campus-resources/qwrtcntr/resources/handouts/frag.ht ml.[3] usip.edu/writing/handouts/ss/SS19-SentenceFragments.pdf.[4] usip.edu/writing/handouts/ss/SS19-SentenceFragments.pdf.[5] ccsn.nevada.edu/english/lab/FRAGMNT.htm.